Daniels Parkway clear after crash at Treeline Avenue
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Daniels Parkway is clear after a crash briefly blocked the westbound lanes at the intersection with Treeline Avenue in Fort Myers, Florida Highway Patrol said. Injuries occurred in...
View Article‘Operation Cyber Guardian’ nets 21 child porn arrests
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Authorities have made 21 arrests related to online sex crimes as part of a joint operation by the Cape Coral Police Department and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, both departments...
View ArticleEarn your sea legs with Pure Florida
NAPLES. Fla. – Summer is here and while the kids are out of school what better way to enjoy Southwest Florida than on a boat.
View ArticleMark Sievers to undergo psychological evaluation
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Mark Sievers is set to undergo a psychological evaluation after the judge in his high-profile murder trial granted a Department of Children and Families request. The exam is part of...
View Article‘We leave an empty chair,’ mother says with little answers into son’s death
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Friedrich “Fritz” Timmermann never missed a family meal but since he was killed by what sources say was a stray bullet back in March his family has been left with a void. “At family...
View ArticleGift cards you need to spend now
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Sports Authority is closing its doors soon and you have just days to use gift cards at the sports store. Rather-Be-Shopping blogger, Kyle James, said the store is accepting gift...
View ArticleMan impersonates FBI agent, steals cash during fake investigation
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A “government employee” who entered a check cashing business turned out to be an expert impersonator who got away with the company’s cash, according to Southwest Florida Crime...
View ArticleUS Coast Guard: Father, 3 teens missing off coast
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. – A father and his two sons ages 13 and 15 and his 17-year-old daughter are missing off the gulf coast after traveling south from Sarasota to Fort Myers in their 29-foot sailboat,...
View ArticleTruck owner says he had no involvement in Fort Myers hit-and-run
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The owner of a truck involved in a hit-and-run that killed an 18-year-old says he was not driving the vehicle at the time of the accident. Adam King’s photo is pinned to a pole where...
View ArticleMissing Buckingham man found dead
BUCKINGHAM, Fla. — Authorities found the body of a 58-year-old man behind a dumpster in a church parking lot in Manatee County Friday afternoon.
View ArticleLee supervisor of elections candidate still running despite controversy
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The campaign goes on.
View ArticleSen. Nelson talks water solutions, meets with SWFL mayors
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Water releases from Lake Okeechobee that have led to algae blooms in Southwest Florida and the east coast are a major problem that isn’t easy to fix, Sen.
View ArticleFort Myers, new police chief remain in contractual limbo
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Fort Myers City Council has postponed its plans to approve a contract for Derrick Diggs, who’s been tapped to become the next chief of the Fort Myers Police Department.
View ArticleConstruction group donates to help disabled Fort Myers teen
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A group of builders are making life easier for a disabled teenage girl and her family through the donation of a handicap-accessible bathroom..
View ArticleVIDEO: Sonar equipment aiding Lee County deputies
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A side-scan sonar device is helping the Lee County Sheriff’s Office marine unit do its job more easily and much more safely than before.
View ArticleTruck barrels into Cape Coral house
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A pickup truck flew past a stop sign and into a house on the 800 block of El Dorado Parkway shortly before 11 p.m.
View ArticleBoy, 11, says he was threatened at gunpoint near home
SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. — Bradley Nelson, 11, thought he was going to die.
View ArticleMiracle to hold Pokemon Go Night at ballpark
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fly balls won’t be the only thing being caught at Hammond Stadium on Wednesday.
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